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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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And then there was mercury poisoning...mercury was used in felting to make hats, clothing, furniture
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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Lt Col Charlie Brown Mercury, Heated over a Candle, Used to Polish the Old Stove Pipe Hats, Like Abraham Lincoln wore "Hatters" Constantly Breathing those Fumes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE6p--kDLr8
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
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It was used a lot during the Renaissance.
And some women used it in cosmetics
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
3 mo
Lt Col Charlie Brown I Just wanted to work on Radios and Antennas, What I ended up doing for the "Naval Security Group" (NSA/DIA) Gave Me a Further Education in Chemistry, Nuclear Science and Many Other Things I Never Quite Envisioned!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
3 mo
Lt Col Charlie Brown "Lead White" Plenty of Lead mined here in Missouri. Missouri, Missery is Hazmat Central in Many Ways. Lead Mined in Southern Missouri. The Nuclear "Leftovers" from the Manhattan Project Buried in North St Louis, Where I Was Born and then there is "Times Beach" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2zVN5whO1w&t=489s
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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Lt Col Charlie Brown Know any Sailors with a "Peacoat" Prior to 1984? Tell them to Get Rid of It Appropriately, It was Dipped in DDT!
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